Lafayette, GA 30728 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 82
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Home Value
$226,523
+1.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
82
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
53 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
35%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
31%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
47%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$123
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 47% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 28% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+32% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (82/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.1% below their final list price; 35% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 31% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $58k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $123 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (64% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.2% to +9.1% (80% range; middle estimate +2.1%), chance of a rise 64%, of a 5%+ drop 15%.
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Other ZIP codes in Walker County, GA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rossville, GA 30741 | $214K | −1.4% | 81 |
| Chickamauga, GA 30707 | $268.7K | +2.4% | 80 |
| Rock Spring, GA 30739 | $327.8K | +2.1% | 35 |
| Flintstone, GA 30725 | $288.6K | +2.0% | 63 |
| Lookout Mountain, GA 30750 | $486K | +4.8% | 87 |